This study seeks to enroll patients receiving a Survivorship Care Plan following curative therapy for cancer. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive usual care or to be followed by a Patient Navigator as part of their Survivorship Care Plan.
This study seeks to enroll patients receiving a Survivorship Care Plan following curative therapy for cancer. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive usual care or to be followed by a Patient Navigator as part of their Survivorship Care Plan. Study participation for all participants will be for up to 9 months, with study visits approximately every 3 months, based on standard clinical follow-up. All participants will be administered quality of life surveys by a Clinical Research Associate at study entry, mid-study (approximately 3-6 months) and at study completion. The following factors will be compared between arms: * Missed/kept appointments * Use of urgent/emergent care * Quality of Life in relation to survivorship care * Participants lost to care
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
39
Patient Navigation services will be provided to try to eliminate barriers in pursuing survivorship surveillance
Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Missed appointments
The research team will document the number of cancer care appointments scheduled and of those, how many appointments were missed (obtained by medical record and by patient report in case a visit was outside of study institution).
Time frame: 9 months
Urgent/emergent care
The research team will document the number of urgent/emergent care visits attended within the study period of 9 months (obtained by medical record and by patient report in case a visit was outside of study institution).
Time frame: 9 months
Cancer Needs Distress
Participants will rate their feelings about 39 specific cancer needs on a 5 point scale from "Not a Problem" to "Very Severe Problem" using the Cancer Needs Distress Inventory (CaNDI) tool. Total scores can range from 39 to 195. Lower scores are associated with less cancer related distress.
Time frame: 9 months
New Survivor Survey
Participants will rate their understanding about 16 specific aspects of survivorship care on a 4 point scale from "Strongly Disagree" to "Strongly Agree" using the Preparing for Life as a New Survivor (PLANS) Scale. Total scores can range from 16 to 48. Lower scores are associated with less understanding of the survivorship care process.
Time frame: 9 months
Lost to Care
The research team will document the number of participants lost to care, based on consecutive missed cancer care visits.
Time frame: 9 months
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